Agricultural implement



A. ELLERMAN. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICAUQN FILED JUNE 2. I919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. ELLE-RMAN.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION'HLED JUNE 2,. 1919.

1,383,477. Patented Mar. 9,1920.

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.Be 1; known that Answer EQLEKMAN,

a citize e he U ited. States, residing at 7 Me leia is he c unty of A hlaa and State Of seensin, ha e inven e ce tain new lse l lmnrc em nts in, Agr cu tur Impl aentaf wh ch the tollewing i a speci ca- T isia eet en relates to agricultural in? e emen s, mere part cular y to a de i e designed pliecipally r upreeti g an de' traying qua k g ass er ether w ed greuths,

eden object o the invent on i to pr ide implemen far this Pu pose hic i $5 153. tirelyl ght We ght and i hich th 11peet ng. e ements may be a justed, to s gelate the r epth of inse tion i the ground- A farther obje of this inventi nis t p o ide n implement nc u ing axle her 12 a Pa f supeo spivotafly cem ed he ein; the re r endsoef wh ch supportsare fork d, andeng g ev a da connected to the too a rying beam; aesi' a so t pro: ride eth r tee h arni g'be -ms whi h are pe sitioned earward y a th first e hl rylng beam nd norma ly l e a hor zontal Plane abat the plane of th fi s teeth can v proved implement.

- the implement, and

in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this and in which drawings:

Figure 1 1s a side elevation of the imspecification,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through Fig. 3 is a top plan of the implement. Referring moreparticularly to the drawings, 5 indicates the axle of the implement which has traction supporting wheels 6 mounted upon its spindle ends, and upon which axle is mounted a housing or guard 7 forming means bywhichthetongue 8 is attached to the axle structure and also permitting the attachment of the standards 9 which support a seat 10 of the ordinary type employed in agricultural implements, t0 the axle structure.

I A pair of rearwardly extending bars 11 and 12 are pivotallyconnected to the axle 5 adjacent the inner sides of the wheels 6.-

the implement.

' -e e e fi ne leier t n ratent d Mare, 1920, Application end ame a, 1919. Serial N10. 301,233: 7

Th se bars 11' and i2 .ext n l-r arw rdly, and

have es farmed in the irear fifllfiiflioriding spaced. arms lflwhi'fill e gage are? the 1 upper and lowe sides of a tooth carrying 1% for c n ecting the beam t the nus.v

b am .1 c ri s a plural ty Qfuprooe ing t eth fispaced lQng tudi'-' na lythereef- The te th- 6 may e of any desired shapebut th y preferably incline curveslightly toward the axles 45. they extend downw'ardly,-to cause anfgupooti g action during the toward; t av l .of

all" 1farmsltlandlare ttached to th orward beam ,1 landextend rearwardly from the beam; and newardl-y, therefrom when t arms; 1:1 a d 1-2 are in horizontal plane hown in Figthe drawings, 4

thereby positi'gn ngthe' re endsiot these arms 17 and 18 ahorizental-plane above he normal horizont l plane-of th beams 4 Abeam lilies carried by therearend .Qf-the re s .7 and-1. audis atta hed then to'by meansof nemovab epin 'w p mitting cnne tion, .ef-the beam 19' with the armsl? tongues or tines,

andlfi if desired; 1 A- plurality of- :uprootin I 21am car iedy the near beam: 19 and are .prefierably disposed in: staggered relation tines 18 carried -00 with respect to the teeth-or by the front beam11.

A hand lever 23 is pivotally connected to the tongue'8 or the supporting bar 7 as desired, and'it has a rod 24 pivotally connected. thereto which is connected as shown at 25 to the beam14 intermediate the ends of this beam. A pawl 26 is pivotally carried by the lever 23 being operable through the medium of a rod 27 and hand grip 28 and is adapted to engage any one of the teeth '29 of the segmental ratchet 30 for holding the lever 23 and consequently the beams14 and 19 in variousadjusted positions. Q When the quack grass or other foreign growth to be uprooted is rather deep inthe ground and solid or of firm-growth, the

lever 23 is moved-rearwardly so as to allow the tines orteeth 16 and 21 carried. by'the beams 14 and 19 to burrow into'the ground for uprooting the quack grass. ,These teeth J or tines also act as rake teeth above the surface of the ground for dragging the uprooted grass 0,! Weeds to'any desired point and they may be dumped by means'of the lever 23. In case the quack grass be comparatively light of growth, the lever 23 may be later gathering and destruction.

adjusted so that the tines 16 carried by the forward beam 14 will burrowinto the 'ground for uprooting the quack grass or other weeds while the tines 21 move along the upper surface of the ground and act as rake means for raking the uprooted grass and other foreign growths into windrows for Changes details may be made without ileparting from the spirit ofthis invention,

ut' a I claim: 1. In an agricultural implement,-the com bination'of a supporting axlefa pair of plane normally above their "rear ends, said beams normally lying in vertically spaced horizontal planes, means for rocking said arms upon said axle and a plurality of uprooting tines carried by each'of said beams, i V

In a "agriculturalimplement, the combination of axle,a pair of arms pivotally carried by said axle and having recesses extending rearwardly from their rear'ends, a

; beam seated in said recesses,- removable pins extending transversely through the recessed ends of said-arms and; through said beam for detachably connecting thejbeam to the arms, and a plurality of uprootingtines' 7 carried by said beam.

4, In an agricultural implement, the

combination of an axle, a pair of arms pivotally carried bysaid axle and having recesses extendmg. re'arwardly from their rear; ends, a beam seated in said recesses,

removable pin s extending transversely through the recessed ends of said arms and through said beam for detachably connecting the beamto the arms, a plurality of uprooting tines carried by said beam, a lever pivotally carried by said axle structure, a

rod connected 'tosaidlever'and to said beam for rocking said arms upon their pivotal connection with said axle, and means ,for

holding saidlever in adjusted position;

5. In an agricultural; implement, the

combination of an axle, a pair of arms pivotally carried by said axle and having re cesses extending rearwardly from their rear ends, a beam seated in said recesses, rmovable pins extending transversely through the recessed ends of said arms and through said beam for 'detachably connecting the beam to the arms, a' plurality of uprooting tinescarried by said beam,- a lever pivotally carried by said axle structure, a' rod connected to saidjlever and to-said (beam for rocking said arms upon their pivotalv connection with'said axle, means for holding said lever in adjusted position, aplurality of arms'carried'by said beam andextending rearwardlyand upwardly therefrom, said arms provided with openings extending through their rearjends, a beam inserted through said; openings, pins extending transversely through said arms'a-nd through said beam for connecting the last-named beam to therearwardly and upwardly extending arms, and a plurality of uprooting tines carried by: said-last-named beam and i disposed instaggered relation to the tines carried by said first named beam. 1

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